China Pays a Price for South China Sea Aggressiveness

5/13/2014 5:17AM

Following China’s move to drill for oil off Vietnam’s coast, Southeast Asian nations have renewed calls for a Code of Conduct in the South China Sea. Some see conflict as inevitable, but as China inflicts damage on its global reputation it will come under growing pressure to compromise based on international rules and norms.

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